Research Bio

Ryan Oprea's research is in behavioral economics, a multidisciplinary field that aims to use insights from psychology to make economic theory more realistic and predictive. His research primarily uses tools from experimental economics to compare how people make decisions in simulated economic environments to the predictions of economic and psychological theories. His current research is focused on understanding how complexity and cognitive limitations influence human behavior and shape institutions like markets and organizations.

Research Expertise and Interest

behavioral economics, experimental economics, complexity